Granola bars vs. Cheese popcorn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between granola bars and cheese popcorn

Granola bars have more manganese, copper, and vitamin B1; however, cheese popcorn is higher in vitamin B12, fats, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
Granola bars cover your daily manganese needs 46% more than cheese popcorn.
Cheese popcorn contains 3 times less copper than granola bars. Granola bars contain 0.392mg of copper, while cheese popcorn contains 0.14mg.
Granola bars have less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain and Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Granola bars

Cheese popcorn

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.7%
Contains more IronIron	+31.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+180%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+149.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+85.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~91mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.01mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Granola bars

Cheese popcorn

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+112.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+78%
Contains more FolateFolate	+109.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+102.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+176.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.453mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.777mg	0.713mg	46%
Copper	0.392mg	0.14mg	28%
Sodium	294mg	889mg	26%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.53µg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.05g	15.37g	22%
Fats	19.8g	33.2g	21%
Fiber	5.3g	9.9g	18%
Saturated fat	2.37g	6.41g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	4.38g	9.7g	13%
Phosphorus	277mg	361mg	12%
Vitamin E	2.09mg	3.82mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.264mg	0.124mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.235mg	12%
Iron	2.95mg	2.24mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.119mg	0.241mg	9%
Selenium	16.2µg	12µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.813mg	0.461mg	7%
Calcium	61mg	113mg	5%
Vitamin K	14.6µg	8.2µg	5%
Carbs	64.4g	51.6g	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	11mg	4%
Calories	471kcal	526kcal	3%
Folate	23µg	11µg	3%
Protein	10.1g	9.3g	2%
Potassium	336mg	261mg	2%
Magnesium	97mg	91mg	1%
Vitamin A	2µg	8µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.581mg	1.453mg	1%
Choline	22mg	15.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	466kcal	566kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.9	3.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.5mg	0%
Net carbs	59.1g	41.7g	N/A
Sugar	28.57g	0.79g	N/A
Zinc	2.03mg	2.01mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.177mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.264mg	0.417mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.352mg	0.402mg	0%
Leucine	0.724mg	1.024mg	0%
Lysine	0.4mg	0.443mg	0%
Methionine	0.177mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.479mg	0.405mg	0%
Valine	0.508mg	0.489mg	0%
Histidine	0.216mg	0.252mg	0%